Home Sweet Home (American TV series) explained

Genre:Reality social experiment
Creator:Ava DuVernay
Composer:Andrew Scott Bell
Country:United States
Language:English
Num Seasons:1
Num Episodes:9
Company:ARRAY Filmworks
Warner Horizon Unscripted Television

Home Sweet Home is an American reality social experiment television series, created by Ava DuVernay. In each episode, two families swap homes for a week to learn about the other family's experience.[1] The series premiered on October 15, 2021, on NBC, before being pulled off the schedule on November 9, after four episodes.[2] The series moved to Peacock on November 12, 2021.

Production

On July 16, 2020, it was announced that NBC had ordered the series with Ava DuVernay, Sarah Bremner and Paul Garnes as the executive producers.[3] [4] On August 19, 2021, it was announced that Bremner left the series. It was also announced that the series would premiere on October 15, 2021.[5]

Reception

Critical response

Angie Han, writing for The Hollywood Reporter, wrote of the series that "while Home Sweet Home can’t quite manage to fix all the prejudices and misunderstandings that ail modern society, it’s at least an agreeable reminder that it doesn’t hurt to try," and that it "[sees] its purpose as bridging the gaps between people from different walks of life," and concluded that, compared to other reality shows that might have been framed as mean-spirited, Home Sweet Home stays firmly on the side of nice.[6]

Ratings

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Home Sweet Home. NBC. October 17, 2021.
  2. NBC Slots "The Wall" in Place of "Home Sweet Home" on Fridays. NBC. The Futon Critic. November 9, 2021. November 11, 2021.
  3. NBC Orders Unscripted Family Social Experiment "Home Sweet Home" from Ava DuVernay's ARRAY and Warner Horizon Unscripted Television. NBC. The Futon Critic. July 16, 2020. October 9, 2021.
  4. NBC Bolsters Year-Round Programming Slate with Bold, Compelling Dramas in the Fall, Fresh and Funny Midseason Comedy Blocks and Dominant Unscripted Programming Across the Calendar. NBC. The Futon Critic. May 14, 2021. October 9, 2021.
  5. NBC to Premiere New Social Experiment Series "Home Sweet Home" from Creator Ava DuVernay, ARRAY Filmworks and Warner Horizon Unscripted Television on Friday, Oct. 15 at 8 p.m. ET/PT. NBC. The Futon Critic. August 19, 2021. October 9, 2021.
  6. Web site: Han. Angie. NBC's 'Home Sweet Home': TV Review. The Hollywood Reporter. October 13, 2021. October 14, 2021.